We kicked off the week by hosting the Arkansas Kids Count Coalition’s 2025 Kids Count Day at the Capitol. We had more than 150 attendees, including children ranging from preschool-age to teens. Attendees participated in a rally in the...
Arkansas Advocates staff have had a busy week. Our Race Equity Director Maricella Garcia testified for the second time against SB3, while our Economic Policy Director Pete Gess testified in support of SB50. Behind the scenes, our staff have...
February 5, 2025, Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor About the Bill SB50 | Sen. Justin Boyd and Rep. Carlton Wing This bill would require the Arkansas Legislative Council-Hospital and Medicaid Study Subcommittee to study issues and ideas...
Activity has begun to pick up at the Arkansas Capitol, as the legislature had its first full week of committee hearings and chamber meetings. Arkansas Advocates staff attends committee hearings whenever possible and testifies on bills on our agenda....
In Arkansas, the cost of sending an infant and a 4-year old to a child care center is higher than annual mortgage payments.
Arkansas has the highest hunger rate in the nation, but participation in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is relatively low here. That is due in part to state-level barriers to enrollment, a new report has found. The...
About the Bill SB3 | Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Mary Bentley This bill would prohibit state agencies from providing programs targeted toward historically excluded groups, including on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin but specifically excludes veteran status in...
It is once again time for the people of Arkansas to lead by increasing the minimum wage through direct democracy.
Rescinding these long-standing understandings and leaving immigration enforcement up to “common sense,” is bad policy and will lead to dangerous consequences.
It was a relatively quiet week at the Arkansas Capitol.